| David Satz wrote on Sat, 23 July 2005 15:37 |
Plush, like you I don't know what to say if people call Schoeps microphones "grainy" sounding, but that's partly because I've never been able to figure out what "grainy" is supposed to mean where sound is concerned.
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Octava MK012. That's my definition of grainy. By that, i mean missing something, and what is left lacks smoothness.
I believe that the people who are saying "grainy" WRT to Schoeps mean "not as clear as" (insert mic of preference for them). and that they hear "grain" in the frequency spectrum. Rather obvious interpretation, but i know what they mean.
I do not, however, agree. I use the CMC6-U's for field recording along with a Sound Devices 702 which has a 7.5k ohm Input Impedance. With the CMC6-U's at 35 ohm, i do not expereince graininess, rather smooth and natural sound. If I add EQ to the top end with a decent EQ, I do not get more graininess.
In the studio, i use them for Foley for films and find them to be natural sounding. This is usually with a Focusrite ISA 110 with an input impedance of 1.2k ohms).
I just ordered a John Hardy Twin Servo 990 with the 20 ohm switch.
I am interested to hear if there is a big difference with the different impedances. and if i hear more "graininess" comparatively with the other impedances.
In the end, our brains hear things differently. Oliver Sax can attest to that. So, it does come down to : what are *YOU* looking for.
And, they certainly do not work on everything.
